28 December 2009

Review 2009

I ended up seeing a ton of movies in 2009 - I think at some point I just decided it was the best way to waste time.

I think the only way to review something is based on enjoyment. And so, in order, here's my lists. The following are all movies released this year.

In the theater:

The Fantastic Mr. FoxThe trailer looked annoying and overly quirky. I'd pretty much given up on Wes Anderson, but a few enthusiastic online reviews convinced me to give it a shot. As it turns out it was my favorite movie of the year, and one I wanted to see more than once. Unfortunately it didn't last long in the theater. Too bad, really, as I think it was a movie suitable for pretty much anyone, and by far the most entertaining thing I saw all year.

WatchmenI didn't know anything about this going in other than the fact that it was based on a comic book. I just thought it was really well done, and I was tempted to go see it twice.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood PrinceI thought the dialog was clever (and sort of accurate as I remember conversations when I was that age). I've like all the Harry Potter movies, despite never reading any of the books. I thought the last 3 were particularly well done.